Ensure that you have communication with the switch by pressing <enter> several times to display a login prompt.

Reboot the KVM or CPS by turning the on/off switch to "off" for five seconds. Turn the KVM or CPS back on and you will see the Linux Operating System booting on the screen and scrolling information.

While reading this scrolling information, wait for the line that begins with "Linux/PPC load:...." When you see this line, immediately type a <space> as many times as you need to for it to register a single space, then type the word single. This will boot you into "single user mode" where you can reset the password.

When in single user mode, you will presented with a prompt. Use thepasswdcommand to reset the password for the root account:

After the above steps have been completed, issue the following command:

root@none #:saveconf

The unit will save the configuration and then a reboot is required which will then allow you to login to the Linux OS.

root@none #:reboot

**If you have forgotten the username and password to the web interface of the KVM or CPS, you will need to access the Linux OS via terminal, and reset the KVM or CPS to defaults using the command below:

root@IP-KVM #: echo x > /proc/flash/scriptroot@IP-KVM #: reboot

The username and password for the web interface will now be reset to apc/apc.